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Riyan Parag: 'I want to captain the way I think cricket should be played - smart, aggressive, courageous'

The RR captain talks about his leadership style, becoming a punching bag for his bowlers, and his conversations with Jadeja and Sangakkara

Riyan Parag: 'I want to captain the way I think cricket should be played - smart, aggressive, courageous'

The RR captain talks about his leadership style, becoming a punching bag for his bowlers, and his conversations with Jadeja and Sangakkara

Boy monster: the making of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Behind the scenes of the bonkers rise of a super-young superstar

Always super, all the time: the CSK way

Ambati Rayudu and Matthew Hayden talk the philosophy and culture that built the monolith that is Chennai Super Kings

Which was the greatest 2026 T20 World Cup performance?

A key fast-bowling spell? An attacking underdog? A raw talent unleashed? Our writers make their choices

Varun Aaron: 'I wish I was stupider and just did what I had to, without knowing too much about the craft'

The former India fast bowler talks about overthinking, being coached by Dennis Lillee, breaking Stuart Broad's nose, and coping with injury

Interviews

AB's baby: Ian Harvey and the dressing-room encounter that was the making of his famous slower ball

Feb 7, 2026: The one-time T20 pioneer and maker of the first hundred in the format looks back

Interview by Alagappan Muthu and Deivarayan Muthu
Feature

Axar Patel's time is now

Jan 28, 2026: India's vice-captain at the T20 World Cup and key allrounder doesn't like to look too far ahead; that way disappointment lies

Nagraj Gollapudi
Photo feature

Outside edges

Jan 22, 2026: When the form is the function

Deepti Unni
Talking Cricket

Wasim Jaffer: 'I was never happy with just a hundred. That was the Mumbai style of batting'

Jan 12, 2026: The former India batter on his life and times: playing school cricket alongside Sachin Tendulkar, his appetite for runs, and the famous India wins he was part of

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Essay

From catharsis to conflict, and other stories

Jan 1, 2026: Extreme pitches aside, the year's red-ball contests were fierce, and home advantage wasn't as marked as before. And India's world title raised hopes for a revolution in the women's game

Sambit Bal
Talking Cricket

'T20 drains you mentally because every ball is an event'

Dec 18, 2025: Aaron Finch and Ambati Rayudu pick apart the intricacies of batting and captaincy in the shortest format.

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Feature

The story of Robin Smith and the Judge

Dec 3, 2025: The former England batter was a beautiful man and a brilliant cricketer who took on the best and most threatening in the world and often won

Mark Nicholas
Photo feature

Hanging in the balance

Nov 29, 2025: How do cricketers find equilibrium?

Ekanth
Talking Cricket

Aakash Chopra: 'As a commentator, you are reacting. You're being honest but your opinion can be wrong'

Nov 24, 2025: The former India batter delves into the challenges of dealing with trolls and with players unhappy at being criticised

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Feature

The omnishambles Ashes: how England broke on the Covid tour of 2021-22

Nov 17, 2025: Tours to Australia are never easy, but Covid restrictions made the series that much harder for Joe Root's England side

Vithushan Ehantharajah
Writers
  • Karthik Krishnaswamy
    Shanaka, Ferreira, shambles - low-impact calls set RR back First, they subbed in Dasun Shanaka after a batting collapse despite Jofra Archer not having batted yet, and then bowled Donovan Ferreira in the 18th over with Shanaka left with an over
  • Alan Gardner
    Jamie Overton has gone big and he's gone home A Surrey stalwart massive down in Chennai - who woulda thunk it?
  • Mohammad Isam
    Bangladesh's quiet match-winner Taijul Islam delivers once again In Sylhet, the experienced left-arm spinner showed why Bangladesh trust him when conditions and situations get tough
  • Osman Samiuddin
    The 1960s were wretched for Pakistan, the late 2000s awful. Right now might be worst of all Their on-field results feel more than ever like they're catching up with how poorly the way the game is run off it
  • Shashank Kishore
    GT vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2026: Classy Gill gets GT going Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Live Cricket Score & Updates: Playoff-bound GT host must-win CSK in IPL 2026 Match 66 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Toss at 7:00 PM IST, match at 7:30 PM IST.
  • Andrew Miller
    Perrin waits in the wings as World Cup comes too soon this time Young batter's time will come as England opt to keep next generation on ice for coming T20 World Cup
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